1 option
The biology of vibrios [electronic resource] / edited by Fabiano L. Thompson, Brian Austin, and Jean Swings.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vibrio.
- Vibrio infections.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (455 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This new volume presents research on the biology of vibrios, examining the impact of innovative molecular and genomic approaches on the traditional disciplines in the field. It is a valuable reference to bacterial taxonomists, microbial ecologists, health management professionals, researchers, lecturers, and students of marine biology and aquaculture.
- Contents:
- A global and historical perspective of the genus vibrio / R.R. Colwell
- Isolation, enumeration, and preservation of the vibrionaceae / Bruno Gomez-Gil and Ana Roque
- Taxonomy of the vibrios / Fabiano L. Thompson and Jean Swings
- Molecular identification / Mitsuaki Nishibuchi
- Comparative genomics : genome configuration and the driving forces in the evolution of vibrios / Tetsuya Iida and Ken Kurokawa
- Gene duplicates in vibrio genomes / Dirk Gevers and Yves Van de Peer
- The roles of lateral gene transfer and vertical descent in vibrio evolution / Yan Boucher and Hatch W. Stokes
- The adaptive genetic arsenal of pathogenic vibrio species : the role of integrons / Dean A. Rowe-Magnus, Mohammed Zouine, and Didier Mazel
- Motility and chemotaxis / Linda L. McCarter
- Adaptive responses of vibrios / Diane McDougald and Staffan Kjelleberg
- Extremophilic vibrionaceae / Douglas H. Bartlett
- Aquatic environment / Hidetoshi Urakawa and Irma Nelly G. Rivera
- Dynamics of vibrio populations and their role in environmental nutrient cycling / Janelle R. Thompson and Martin F. Polz
- The vibrio fischeri-euprymna scolopes light organ symbiosis / Eric V. Stabb
- The mutual partnership between vibrio halioticoli and abalones / Tomoo Sawabe
- Vibrios in coral health and disease / Eugene Rosenberg and Omry Koren
- Vibrio cholerae populations and their role in South America / Ana Carolina P. Vicente ... [et al.]
- The biology and pathogenicity of vibrio anguillarum and V. ordalii / Jorge H. Crosa, Luis A. Actis, and Marcelo E. Tolmasky
- Vibrio harveyi : pretty problems in paradise / Leigh Owens and Nancy Busico-Salcedo
- Vibrio salmonicida / Brian Austin
- Vibrio splendidus / Frédérique Le Roux and Brian Austin
- Miscellaneous animal pathogens / Brian Austin
- Vibrio cholerae : the genetics of pathogenesis and environmental persistence / Michael G. Prouty and Karl E. Klose
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Tetsuya Iida, Kwan-Sam Park, and Takeshi Honda
- Vibrio vulnificus / James D. Oliver
- Miscellaneous human pathogens / Mitsuaki Nishibuchi
- Epidemiology / Shah M. Faruque and G. Balakrish Nair
- Biotechnological applications / J. Grant Burgess.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-03400-X
- 9786613034007
- 1-55581-571-5
- OCLC:
- 609853144
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.